From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Marcin Borkowski Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#12394: 24.2.50; wdired: error when wdired-use-interactive-rename is non-nil Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2016 19:16:51 +0100 Message-ID: <87mvroi73g.fsf@wmi.amu.edu.pl> References: <87392re0su.fsf@web.de> <86627k7691.fsf@web.de> NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1454091443 28810 80.91.229.3 (29 Jan 2016 18:17:23 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2016 18:17:23 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 12394@debbugs.gnu.org To: Michael Heerdegen Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Jan 29 19:17:11 2016 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1aPDbZ-0007db-Oi for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 29 Jan 2016 19:17:09 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:36076 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aPDbZ-00039M-0P for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 29 Jan 2016 13:17:09 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:59672) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aPDbV-00037j-6j for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 29 Jan 2016 13:17:06 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aPDbS-0001qx-F8 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 29 Jan 2016 13:17:05 -0500 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.43]:52558) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aPDbS-0001qr-Bk for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 29 Jan 2016 13:17:02 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84) (envelope-from ) id 1aPDbS-0006mz-7s for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 29 Jan 2016 13:17:02 -0500 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Marcin Borkowski Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2016 18:17:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 12394 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 12394-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B12394.145409141626083 (code B ref 12394); Fri, 29 Jan 2016 18:17:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 12394) by debbugs.gnu.org; 29 Jan 2016 18:16:56 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:40778 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84) (envelope-from ) id 1aPDbL-0006mc-V2 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 29 Jan 2016 13:16:56 -0500 Original-Received: from mail.mojserwer.eu ([195.110.48.8]:44981) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84) (envelope-from ) id 1aPDbL-0006mV-2c for 12394@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 29 Jan 2016 13:16:55 -0500 Original-Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mail.mojserwer.eu (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7BFE39D2002; Fri, 29 Jan 2016 19:16:54 +0100 (CET) X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at mail.mojserwer.eu Original-Received: from mail.mojserwer.eu ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (mail.mojserwer.eu [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id oMRR85ZowloD; Fri, 29 Jan 2016 19:16:52 +0100 (CET) Original-Received: from localhost (unknown [109.232.24.28]) by mail.mojserwer.eu (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 502DE9D2001; Fri, 29 Jan 2016 19:16:52 +0100 (CET) In-Reply-To: <86627k7691.fsf@web.de> (Michael Heerdegen's message of "Tue, 11 Sep 2012 20:40:26 +0200") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/25.1.50 (gnu/linux) X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] X-Received-From: 208.118.235.43 X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:112083 Archived-At: On 2012-09-11, at 21:40, Michael Heerdegen wrote: > Michael Heerdegen writes: > >> when you have set `wdired-use-interactive-rename' to non-nil, and you >> add something to the front of a filename when in wdired-mode, you get >> an error after hitting C-c C-c. > > But wait. There are many more problems with > `wdired-use-interactive-rename' non-nil. > > All in emacs -Q: > > 1. When I hit ! at the prompt after hitting C-c C-c to perform changes, > this has not the desired effect. Emacs still asks me one time for every > remaining renaming action. Could not reproduce in GNU Emacs 25.1.50.1 - got an error even before the prompt. > In general, IMHO `wdired-use-interactive-rename' is not very useful at > all. I never used it, and the fact that all these problems were never > reported by anyone before indicates that not many people are using it. > > I suggest to remove it completely. Instead, it would be better to > ask the user in a way similar to e.g. C in dired, like > > Really perform these renamings? > > a -> b > b -> a > file-x -> file-y > ... > > But I'm open to other suggestions. Any opinions? +1. > Thanks, > > Michael. -- mb